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Thunderstorm Wind in Yates County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind April 29, 2025 · Yates County, New York

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$21K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong thunderstorm winds blew off the roof of an unoccupied house. Wires were also down.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening of the 29th along and ahead of a strong cold front that swept through the area. An increase in moisture, shear and instability during the afternoon and temperatures rising into the upper 70s to lower 80s led to strong to severe thunderstorms developing with damaging winds being the main impact. Thunderstorms started off cellular in nature before ending as a more organized line of showers and storms.

Began near Himrod (42.6185, -76.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1251838. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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